Calgary ski jumper Alex Loutitt turns her eyes towards 2026 Olympics [Video]

The words “why not me” are tattooed on the back of Alexandria Loutitt’s hand between her thumb and wrist.

That motto has served her well. 

The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, are on the horizon for Canada’s first world champion in ski jumping.

Loutitt claimed the 2023 world title in the women’s large hill event, which will make its Olympic debut in Italy alongside the normal hill competition.

“It’s the first time the women will have a large hill event, which is my specialty. That feels very exhilarating,” said the 20-year-old from Calgary. “It definitely gets my heart pumping thinking about it.”

Loutitt was the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup gold medal in January 2023. The next month opened with a world junior women’s championship gold medal in Whistler, B.C., and closed with a world title in Planica, Slovenia.

Calgary’s Alexandria Loutitt soars through the air during the Women’s Normal Hill Individual …